Published by the Environmental Defense Fund To remain competitive in a global market increasingly dominated by China, car makers must invest in cleaner-running cars. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/281251425/0/edf/blogs/feed~Rolling-back-EPAs-Clean-Car-Standards-is-bad-for-America-Heres-why
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund He uses deception to reassure the public, but Trump’s environmental actions speak louder than words. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/281212143/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trump-has-declared-war-on-the-EPA-chilling-examples
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON-— Today, Department of Transportation Secretary (DOT) Elaine Chao and U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-reexamine-emission-standards-cars-and-light-duty-trucks-model-years-2022-2025
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Dozens of homes and businesses in Brooklyn have been wired into a microgrid, which allows members to exchange excess-electricity credits. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/business/energy-environment/brooklyn-solar-grid-energy-trading.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Drones seemed like the perfect anti-poaching tools. But deploying them has been far more difficult than conservationists had hoped. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/science/drones-africa-poachers-wildlife.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 13, 2017 (ENS) – Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and two other institutions report that Volkswagen’s emissions in excess of the legal standards have had a deadly effect on public health not just in Germany but across Europe and in the United States. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fight to protect Lake Baikal, the world’s largest body of unfrozen fresh water, has shifted from industrial pollution to more mundane matters like sewage. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/world/europe/a-russian-lakes-future-hangs-on-tourists-and-toilets.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service SYDNEY, Australia, March 12, 2017 (ENS) – Ninety percent of the world’s coral reefs are expected to disappear by 2050 due to climate change, pollution and poor fishing practices. Now, a unique philanthropic coalition has launched 50 Reefs, a plan to save the most important reefs so once the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-extends-comment-period-risk-management-plan-rule
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/correction-epa-extends-effective-date-risk-management-plan-rule
Published by the Environmental News Service CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 11, 2017 (ENS) – There is no doubt that flame retardant chemicals added to furniture, carpeting electronics and vehicles to halt or slow fires do save lives. But these chemicals can affect the social development of young children, new research has found. Read the full article […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ALBANY, New York, March 11, 2017 (ENS) – To promote electric vehicle use across New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a new campaign that includes the installation of charging stations, incentives for employers to encourage employees to drive electric vehicles and extensive public education and outreach. Read […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment By fathering hundreds, a giant tortoise in the Galápagos Islands reversed the threat of extinction. Another, earning the name Lonesome George, was unable to do the same. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/11/world/americas/galapagos-islands-tortoises.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president has spoken often about climate change, energy, coal and wind turbines. His statements are often provocative but not always consistent. A sampling. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/climate/donald-trump-global-warming-views.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government, which has received billions in American aid to eradicate the drug trade, will license a small number of companies to cultivate medical marijuana. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/world/americas/colombia-marijuana-farc-drugs-santos.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Reservoirs are overflowing. Dams are straining. So why is California still officially in a drought? We answer some questions Californians, and others, may have. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/us/california-drought-snowpack.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Beaked whales, like those filmed in the Azores in 2013, spend much of their time deep underwater, which makes study difficult. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/science/trues-beaked-whales-video.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At least six people have been killed in wildfires burning across four states, including three ranch hands trying to save cattle in the Texas Panhandle. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/us/wildfires-midwest-prairie-texas.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The statement by Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, contradicts scientific consensus that carbon dioxide is heating the planet. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/us/politics/epa-scott-pruitt-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Customers and businesses love this voluntary program – and it works. So why is Energy Star on the chopping block? Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/278733542/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trump-wants-to-cut-the-Energy-Star-program-%E2%80%93-and-with-it-billions-in-consumer-savings